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 Homes Embracing Natural Light
株式会社 SPAZIO建築設計事務所
株式会社 SPAZIO建築設計事務所

Homes Embracing Natural Light｜Introduction to Architecture Firms｜Light Transforms Space

Author: Qurasuki Editorial Department
The softness and rich chiaroscuro of natural light—qualities that artificial illumination cannot reproduce—fundamentally elevate the quality of a residence. Designing openings that respond to the sun’s path and seasonal shifts, employing skylights and light courts, and selecting materials that reflect or diffuse light are essential competencies for the architect. Equally important is resolving the trade-offs: mitigating intense direct sunlight, reducing summer heat gain, and ensuring privacy. Here we present an architectural practice that meticulously designs both the ingress of light and the expressive qualities of shadow.

Homes Embracing Natural Light

*studioLOOP Architects

3-8-4 Asahino, Itakura-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma Prefecture

Mitsuhiro Kojima Architects

426-1-101 Higashisin-machi, Ota City, Gunma Prefecture

Yosuke Tomiya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

4-8, 16-chome, 5-jo, Shinkawa, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

AtelierMA

2B Yanakada Building, 3-13-2 Tabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo

Abax Architects

203 Higashi-Shin Building, 1-7-12 Awaza, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Hirotaka Sato Architects

3F, 32 Shibakoen Building, 3-4-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

KASA ARCHITECTS

2-21-2-1S Fuda, Chofu City, Tokyo

Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Archiplace

502 Palm House Hatsudai, 1-20-2 Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Far East Design Lab.

Cercle Akasaka 1F, 4-2-25 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

「ha」 hosaka hironobu architect associate

3-8-9 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo

ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design

2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture

Tenkosha First-Class Architects Office

302, Showa Building Minami, 314 Ogikubo, Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture

e do design architects

3-7-7 Minatocho, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

an Archi-Lab. First-Class Architect Office

Heights S&A 2F, 4-20-31 Awaji, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Yoshihiro Ito Architect & Associates

7-8 Honmachi, Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture

YIA Ishiue Yoshihiro Architectural Design Office

1572 Amagawataki-cho, Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

JYU ARCHITECT

2-19-19 Nakane, Meguro-ku, Tokyo